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fire damper

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables
fire -damper
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A passive fire protection product used in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning ducts.

noun

A damper which closes off an air duct automatically in the event of fire so as to restrict the passage of fire and smoke.

noun

A mine worker who detects and clears a mineshaft of firedamp by intentionally burning or blowing it up.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

fire dampers (plural) firedamper (alternative)

Phrases

smoke damper

Frequently Paired Words

smoke damper

Questions

What does fire damper mean?
A passive fire protection product used in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning ducts.

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